Solicitors take on good deeds

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A LAW firm is totting up the number of good deeds it has achieved this year.

Staff from Trethowans, the main sponsor of next year’s Business Excellence Awards, run by The News, have been on a mission throughout 2016 to undertake 150 good deeds to mark 150 years in business.

And, with the end in sight, employees have already racked up a whopping 145 good deeds to date.

Managing partner Chris Whiteley said: ‘It was certainly an ambitious challenge but I’m delighted that we’re so close to our target with not long to go. Staff have really embraced the idea and the way they have gone the extra mile speaks volumes about their drive and dedication.’

Staff have given blood, delivered Easter eggs, took part in sponsored walks and the race for Life, done the Three Peaks Challenge, litter picks, installed a defibrillator, plus much more.